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11:40 PM ET, February 7, 2018

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CNN:
White House officials knew about Porter's abuse allegations and scrambled to protect him  —  (CNN)Allegations of domestic abuse levied against top White House staffer Rob Porter by his ex-wives were known among senior aides to President Donald Trump for months, even as his stock …
Discussion: Axios, Politicus USA and Raw Story
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ANOTHER ex-wife of Trump aide Rob Porter - who is dating Hope Hicks - tells DailyMail.com he choked, punched and belittled her about her weight her during their five-year marriage  — Colbie Holderness, 37, a senior analyst for the U.S. government and the first wife of Rob Porter …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Beyond Disbelief”: John Kelly's Defense of Rob Porter Roils the West Wing  —  Staff Secretary Rob Porter, who has been accused of abusing his former wives, is Kelly's right hand—and dating Hope Hicks, one of Trump's closest confidantes.  But Kelly's declaration that Porter is a man of …
Daily Mail:
Hope Hicks, 29, was spotted stepping out of her D.C. apartment with White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter ten days ago  —  ‘I want to be very clear when I say this,’ Willoughby said.  'I don't want to be married to him.  I would not recommend anyone to date him or marry him.
The Intercept:
Former Wives of Top White House Aide Rob Porter Both Told FBI He Abused Them  —  As the FBI conducted a background check on an incoming senior White House official last year, the bureau learned of the man's history of domestic abuse.  Rob Porter, a top aide to President Donald Trump …
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Trump's Worst Watcher  —  Do you remember back when everybody thought John Kelly was going to calm down the Trump White House?  —  Stop laughing.  Although it has been another wow of a week, hasn't it?  We had one top administration official, Rob Porter, resigning over claims of domestic abuse regarding two ex-wives.
CNN:
Former White House aide's ex-wives detail abuse allegations  —  White House responds to Rob Porter resignation  —  (CNN)Rob Porter, a top White House aide with regular access to President Donald Trump abruptly resigned on Wednesday amid abuse allegations from two ex-wives …
Discussion: Business Insider and Mediaite
Eliana Johnson / Politico:   In new statement, Kelly says he was ‘shocked’ by Porter allegations and condemns abuse
Washington Post:   Ex-wife of White House aide alleges emotional and physical abuse.
Eliana Johnson / Politico:
White House aide Rob Porter resigns after allegations from ex-wives
Discussion: Vox and Above the Law
The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Tried, and Failed, to Keep Aide Rob Porter After Accusations of Wife-Beating Surfaced
New York Times:   Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Senior White House official to resign following allegations of abuse
Del Quentin Wilber / Wall Street Journal:
Texts From 2016 Show FBI Employees Preparing Obama Briefing on Russia  —  Exchange doesn't relate to Clinton email probe, as a Republican senator suggests  —  Text messages from 2016 show preparation to brief Barack Obama about Russia's interference in that year's election …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Right-wing media obsesses over FBI text message story; hours later it's debunked  —  Members of the pro-Trump media acted like they hit the goldmine on Wednesday morning.  Led by Fox News, these outlets went into a frenzy over what they presented as an explosive story that not only cast former President Obama …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
FBI lovers' latest text messages: Obama ‘wants to know everything’
Washington Post:
Sweeping budget deal would add $400 billion in federal spending, end months of partisan wrangling … Congressional leaders on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping budget deal that would add about $400 billion in federal spending over the next two years, delivering the military funding boost demanded …
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CNN:
Senate leaders announce two-year budget deal
Tal Kopan / CNN:   Exclusive: Pressure grows on Paul Ryan to commit to immigration debate
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Antagonists Days Ago, McConnell and Schumer Find Common Cause
Discussion: Splinter and Mother Jones
Tal Kopan / CNN:
House Democrats face tough choice over budget deal and immigration
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Andrew Desiderio / The Daily Beast:
As Nancy Pelosi Talks, Some Democrats See DREAMer Hopes Fading
Discussion: Politico
David Marchese / Vulture:
In Conversation: Quincy Jones  —  In both music and manner, Quincy Jones has always registered — from afar, anyway — as smooth, sophisticated, and impeccably well-connected.  (That's what earning 28 Grammy awards and co-producing Michael Jackson's biggest-selling albums will do.)
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TMZ.com:
Richard Pryor's Widow Confirms He Slept with Marlon Brando  —  Richard Pryor had a lot of sex in the '70s — and it was with both men and women — including Marlon Brando ... according to Pryor's widow, Jennifer.  —  Jennifer confirmed the Richard-Marlon hookup, which Quincy Jones first mentioned in a pretty wild Vulture interview.
Discussion: theGrio, AOL, The Root, Mediaite and Jezebel
NBC News:
Russians penetrated U.S. voter systems, says top U.S. official  —  The U.S. official in charge of protecting American elections from hacking says the Russians successfully penetrated the voter registration rolls of several U.S. states prior to the 2016 presidential election.
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
Nunes: We've ‘grappled’ with approaching Chief Justice Roberts  —  House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes  —  (R-Calif.) has weighed whether it would be possible to bring Chief Justice John Roberts to “testify” before Congress as part of his investigation into political malfeasance at the Department of Justice.
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Terri Peters / TODAY.com:
Meet the first Gerber baby with Down syndrome; his name is Lucas!  —  The 2018 Gerber baby is Lucas Warren, a 1-year-old from Dalton, Georgia who is the first child with Down syndrome to be named a Gerber baby since the contest's start in 2010.  —  “He's very outgoing and never meets a stranger …
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
ICE Wants to Be an Intelligence Agency Under Trump … Officials at Immigration and Customs Enforcement are actively exploring joining the U.S. Intelligence Community, The Daily Beast has learned.  —  The effort is helmed by a small cohort of career Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Discussion: Axios, Splinter and Raw Story
Cindy Cohn / Electronic Frontier Foundation:
John Perry Barlow, Internet Pioneer, 1947-2018  —  With a broken heart I have to announce that EFF's founder, visionary, and our ongoing inspiration, John Perry Barlow, passed away quietly in his sleep this morning.  We will miss Barlow and his wisdom for decades to come, and he will always be an integral part of EFF.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump's Hair Illusion Came Undone and We All Missed It  —  Last Friday, at the end of one of those frenetic weeks of news that now happen every week, President Trump boarded Air Force One.  The wind whipped across the tarmac with unusual force.  Trump, who normally has a MAGA hat for such occasions, was unusually unprepared.
Maggie Jones / New York Times:
What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn  —  American adolescents watch much more pornography than their parents know — and it's shaping their ideas about pleasure, power and intimacy.  Can they be taught to see it more critically?  —  Drew was 8 years old when he was flipping through TV channels …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Pence steps into a more prominent role on the world stage  —  TOKYO — On his way to Asia, Vice President Pence stood in front of an F-22 fighter jet in Alaska on Monday and pressured North Korea to halt its nuclear ambitions, declaring, “All options are on the table.”
Discussion: One America News Network and Vox
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Jamiles Lartey / The Guardian:
Evangelical Trump adviser tells people to skip flu shots in favor of prayer
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Greg Allen / NPR:
Trump Says He Will Focus On Opioid Law Enforcement, Not Treatment
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Administration Plans To Announce And Defend A New Transgender Military Policy
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Jacob T. Levy / Niskanen Center:
The Weight of the Words  —  Just about a year into the Trump presidency …
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Telegraph:
George Soros, the man who ‘broke the Bank of England’, backing secret plot to thwart Brexit
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Caller
Maya Dukmasova / Chicago Reader:
Ten women sign letter accusing Northwestern journalism professor Alec Klein of sexual harassment and assault [UPDATED]
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